3773.000 Antopetitia A. Rich.

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)

Description of the genus

Annual herb. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 5-11; petiole very short. Stipules reduced to glands. Flowers yellow or orange, in axillary pedunculate umbels. Calyx with subequal narrow teeth. Petals with long claw, equal to the limb. Fruit glabrous, shiny, composed of 2-5 spherical 1-seeded articles, each dehiscing into 2 valves.

Worldwide: 1 species, widespread in tropical Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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abyssinica A. Rich.N,C,SDescription, Image

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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Antopetitia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Antopetitia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=736, retrieved 26 March 2023

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